Post 265 opens playoffs at Post 10 on Sunday

By Rick Scoppe-Rick.Scoppe@JDNews.com

Published: Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 01:19 PM.

Jacksonville can blame its offense for being seeded No. 8 in the Area II American Legion baseball playoffs and having to face top-seeded Wilmington Post 10 in the best-of-five series, which was initially scheduled to begin Saturday at Legion Field in Wilmington but was pushed back a day because of Hurricane Arthur.

Post 265 (9-13) will travel to Post 10 (18-5, 7-1) for the opener Sunday at 7 p.m. and back to Wilmington on Monday for another 7 p.m game. The series will move to White Oak High School on Tuesday and, if necessary, Wednesday. Both games will begin at 7 p.m.

A fifth game, if necessary, would be at Legion Field at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Post 265 (9-13) was one of four teams in Area II East and West that finished 4-4 in league play. The tie was broken based on the number of runs scored in league games. Jacksonville was last with 50, according to Area II commissioner Rick Zickafoose.

North Brunswick scored the most runs with 63 while Hampstead was second with 60. Duplin County was third with 53 runs.

Post 10 and Hope Mills both finished with 7-1 league marks, but Wilmington scored 63 runs to 56 for Hope Mills to claim the No. 1 seed. Also, Morehead City earned the No. 3 seed over Whiteville – both were 5-3 – because it had a 55-39 run advantage.

The eight teams with the best league records in Area II East and West made the playoffs, with Trenton and Wallace not earning spots in the postseason.

Other than the Post 10-Post 265 series, the best-of-five series are scheduled to begin Saturday and run through Wednesday. After a day off Thursday, the best-of-five second round begins Friday.

Those winners advance to the Area II finals and, win or lose there, are guaranteed a trip to the state championships July 25-29 in Lexington.

Game times for the other series were not available in time for deadline, which was moved up because of Hurricane Arthur.

Jacksonville can blame its offense for being seeded No. 8 in the Area II American Legion baseball playoffs and having to face top-seeded Wilmington Post 10 in the best-of-five series, which was initially scheduled to begin Saturday at Legion Field in Wilmington but was pushed back a day because of Hurricane Arthur.

Post 265 (9-13) will travel to Post 10 (18-5, 7-1) for the opener Sunday at 7 p.m. and back to Wilmington on Monday for another 7 p.m game. The series will move to White Oak High School on Tuesday and, if necessary, Wednesday. Both games will begin at 7 p.m.

A fifth game, if necessary, would be at Legion Field at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Post 265 (9-13) was one of four teams in Area II East and West that finished 4-4 in league play. The tie was broken based on the number of runs scored in league games. Jacksonville was last with 50, according to Area II commissioner Rick Zickafoose.

North Brunswick scored the most runs with 63 while Hampstead was second with 60. Duplin County was third with 53 runs.

Post 10 and Hope Mills both finished with 7-1 league marks, but Wilmington scored 63 runs to 56 for Hope Mills to claim the No. 1 seed. Also, Morehead City earned the No. 3 seed over Whiteville – both were 5-3 – because it had a 55-39 run advantage.

The eight teams with the best league records in Area II East and West made the playoffs, with Trenton and Wallace not earning spots in the postseason.

Other than the Post 10-Post 265 series, the best-of-five series are scheduled to begin Saturday and run through Wednesday. After a day off Thursday, the best-of-five second round begins Friday.

Those winners advance to the Area II finals and, win or lose there, are guaranteed a trip to the state championships July 25-29 in Lexington.

Game times for the other series were not available in time for deadline, which was moved up because of Hurricane Arthur.